I give my cats a forkful of tuna usually in the morning, Is that too much? Am I killing my cats?
2007-08-20 03:27:40 · 11 answers · asked by jpiercey@verizon.net 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Well, every day is too much.
It's a 'once in a while' treat.
Try fancy feast flaked fish & shrimp a few times a week- they love the stuff.
2007-08-20 03:31:24 · answer #1 · answered by Mimi B 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You certainly are not killing your cats, and really, not even hurting them.
Tuna is a nice treat for cats. It is not a substitute for cat food.
The tuna in cans is almost entirely protein, and it has added salt. Commercial cat food is a balanced food. It contains nutrients that are missing from tuna alone, and lots of them. Deprived of these nutrients, cats will become ill.
Also, cats' high protein diet, over time, is rough on the kidneys, and many cats ultimately succumb to kidney problems. The added salt in canned tuna is not good for them, and the same is true for cold cuts, like turkey or chicken.
If you are going to give your cats a little tuna in the morning, along with their regular cat food, there is nothing wrong with this at all. But you should not feed tuna alone, and it would be a little better for your brood, since you are giving them a little on a regular basis, to buy the sodium-free or reduced sodium tuna. Or cat tuna, as there is cat food grade tuna packed in gelatin (which my cat loved) available, if you can find it.
But as it is, you are not hurting your gang at all.
2007-08-20 10:54:46 · answer #2 · answered by Mercy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I gave my 2 cats some tuna once and one of them was fine the other one ended up going to the litter box A LOT way more than usual LOL, and to tell you the truth it stinked really bad. That was the last time i will give tuna to that cat.
2007-08-20 12:01:59 · answer #3 · answered by BabyDoll8 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From personal experience, you're fine.
I'm not going to say that people are wrong when they say that "human" tuna has bad stuff for kitties, because I don't have those kind of answers.
But feeding my cats (that have long ago passed away from old age/accidents) tuna has never caused a death.
Most people -don't- give their kitties tuna every day, so maybe you could just give it to them occassionally. :)
2007-08-20 11:12:46 · answer #4 · answered by Erin M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO! People tuna is NOT good for cats--it has too much mercury and magnesium in it. You can get cat tuna at any pet supply store.
2007-08-20 10:33:54 · answer #5 · answered by sharon w 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
tuna which is canned for human consumption is not good for cats...
it has mercury or something in it (i can't remember exactly)... and can cause health problems if fed all of the time.
you can buy cat treats which are much better for them.
take care.
2007-08-20 10:33:23 · answer #6 · answered by letterstoheather 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Over time it is .
Tuna can cause Yellow Fat disease in cats and it is a very painful Disease and cats can die from it.
http://cat-world.com.au/FeedingFish.htm
http://bellaonline.com/articles/art1723.asp
2007-08-20 10:37:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Once in a while, and only a little bit is okay. It gives them diarrhea if you give them too much. Same with milk. It does not digest well
2007-08-20 15:09:16 · answer #8 · answered by Annie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think it will hurt them too much, but it's better to stick with canned food made specifically for cats.
2007-08-20 10:36:18 · answer #9 · answered by *~HoNeYBeE~* 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I give my cat some everonce in a while. Because he begs for it.
2007-08-20 10:35:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋